GOP's Shelby played key role in Alabama Democrat's victory

After big Senate loss, what's next for firebrand Roy Moore?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Roy Moore has now lost more statewide races than he's won in Alabama, including a Senate contest that seemed within reach. So will the Republican former judge now abandon politics and ride off into the sunset?... Read More

Oil-spill-related defamation suits resolved after mediation

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An attorney who once worked in the claims-processing office for the 2010 BP oil spill has agreed to dismiss lawsuits claiming she was defamed and wrongfully fired.... Read More

GOP's not all that sad; party grapples with Alabama fallout

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Weary national Republicans breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday, a day after voters knocked out their own party's scandal-plagued candidate in deep-red Alabama. Yet all is not well in a party confronted with new rounds of infighting and a suddenly shrinking Senate majority heading into next year's midterm elections.... Read More

Bombing underscores New York subway system's vulnerability

NEW YORK (AP) -- The crude pipe bomb that exploded beneath the streets of New York this week served as a chilling reminder of the vulnerability of the city's subway system, a 24-hour-a-day operation with 472 stations and more than 5 million daily riders.... Read More

Republican higher education bill clears first hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican legislation making its way through Congress goes after a number of key student loan subsidies and deductions, and critics say it could make college less affordable for millions of Americans.... Read More

Walmart gives workers a way to get paid earlier

NEW YORK (AP) -- Walmart is providing workers with an app aimed at helping them budget their money and get paid before payday.... Read More

Police: Estranged husband kills wife, self at college campus

MONACA, Pa. (AP) -- A woman who worked at a Penn State satellite campus apparently was shot dead by her estranged husband in a university parking lot on Wednesday, and the man then killed himself, police said.... Read More

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